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A VOTE FOR EQUALITYAt a recent candidate forum, Luanne Van Wer-

ven stated a person influential in her life and whom she most admired was Phyllis Schlafly.

Schlafly was an infamous anti-choice activ-ist who led the fight against the Equal Rights Amendment. The amendment was simple. All it said was that men and women were equal in the eyes of the law, but Schlafly and her supporters fought to keep the status quo and stop a simple acknowledgement of women as equal citizens.

In a 2006 interview with the New York Times,Schafly attributed the improvement in women’s lives in the 20th century not to feminism but to “labor-saving devices like the indoor clothes dryer and paper diapers.” In the past, Schafly called the atom bomb “a marvelous gift that was given to our country by a wise God.” She also claimed that elite coastal “libbers” were trying to destroy traditional gender values. Much like a certain president, Schlafly lied constantly and ignored all attempts to hold her accountable, choosing instead to create a web of alternative facts for her supporters.

Luanne has complained that Alicia Rule accepted a donation from the Washington State Democrats, stating that she should not be taking donations from out of the district. Odd statement for Luanne to make after all the years of oil money coming in to her campaigns from all over the nation.

I encourage everyone to vote for Alicia Rule, a social worker with years of experience working

to help people solve their problems. Alicia always practices civility, empathy and compassion. She sees the big picture and is able to bring people together to work on solutions solving issues to promote the greater good.

—Sheri Lambert, Laurel

HIDDEN AGENDASEvan Jones touts himself as not having an

agenda. He also warns that we should not elect a “Bellingham politician.” But in a recent email sent by his campaign through the Whatcom County Republicans, Jones elicits some clear sig-nals to the right that he is their man.

His email uses conservative buzzwords such as “gun rights” and “school choice” and highlights that he is endorsed by the Republican Party, Re-publican County Council member Kathy Kershner, the Whatcom County Sheriff, and the County Prosecutor.

Whatcom County deserves a judge without a political agenda, who is qualified and who is in-dependent from those parties who appear before the court every day such as law enforcement and prosecutors. That will ensure equity.

That’s why I will be voting for James Erb for Superior Court Judge, Position 2.

—Stan Snapp, Bellingham

ERB FOR JUDGELocal voters have the upcoming opportunity

and responsibility to select a Whatcom County

THISWEEK

COVER: Illustration by Kevin Siers

“To me, as to countless others, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a hero. As an attorney, she led the fight to grant women equal rights under the law. As a judge, she did justice every day—working to ensure that this country’s legal system lives up to its ideals and extends its rights and protections to those once excluded. And in both roles, she held to—indeed, exceeded—the highest standards of legal craft. Her work was as careful as it was creative, as disciplined as it was vision-ary. It will endure for as long as Americans retain their com-mitment to law. Ruth reached out to encourage and assist me in my career, as she did for so many others, long before I came to the Supreme Court. And she guided and inspired me, on matters large and small, once I became her colleague.”—Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan

WEB-ONLY PDFDEAR READERS—In a moment of constricted arts and entertainment coverage, and as a means to reduce costs and health risks to our production and distribution staff, Cascadia Weekly will pro-duce a print version every other week at least through Phase 2 of the governor’s Safe Start program. We will continue to produce new articles each week and will post those online at http://www.cascadiaweekly.com.We’ll continue to produce a small PDF such

as this in alternate weeks to provide the special features many of our readers request. Look for our next print issue on the streets Weds., Sept. 3o.For those who wish to support Cas-

cadia Weekly, see the information at www.cascadiaweekly.com/support. Thank you for your generosity at a difficult moment for the publishing industry.

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Superior Court judge, Position 2. James Erb brings invaluable and broad experi-ence to serve both civil and criminal cal-endars of the Superior Court.

James has practiced criminal and civil law for many years and has worked for state, city and tribal governments, includ-ing as a Bellingham city attorney for 10 years. While his opponent has experience as a criminal prosecutor, James has not only prosecuted serious felonies, but has also handled a range of civil matters in-cluding child dependency cases, provided advisement to the Bellingham mayor, and represented taxpayers in complex issues.

James has received broad endorsements including Washington Supreme Court jus-tices Steve Gonzalez, Raquel Montoya Lew-is, and Mary Yu; current or retired Superior Court judges Deborra Garrett, David Nich-ols, and Michael Ryan; tribal leaders and the Lummi Nation; state legislators; local city and county council members, mayors and other elected officials; the Whatcom Democrats and the 42nd LD Democrats; the Northwest Washington Central Labor Council; and more than 150 local citizens. He has been rated qualified for this posi-tion by the Loren Miller Bar Association, Wash. Women Lawyers, and the Whatcom County Bar Association; and rated as well-qualified for this position by the Latina/o Bar Association of Washington, LGBTQ Bar Association, Joint Asian Judicial Evalu-ations Committee, and the Washington State Veterans Bar Association. James’ many endorsements reflect the judgment of the legal community, elected officials, and local citizens that he is committed to providing fair and equitable treatment to all, and that his experience, integrity and work ethic would make him an outstanding Superior Court judge.

Both highly regarded and accom-plished, James Erb is by far the most ex-perienced and best-qualified candidate for the Whatcom County Superior Court Judge, Position 2.

—Catherine Shornick, Lummi Island

THE REAL SUCKERS AND LOSERS

So now it has come to this. The presi-dent of the United States, Donald J. Trump, our nation’s commander in chief, has been publicly outed as the despicable coward he has been, and always will be.

To characterize our valiant military veterans—those who were wounded in battle or paid the ultimate price defend-ing this country as “suckers and los-ers”—is simply incomprehensible. It is an insulting travesty and goes beyond the pale. This coming from one who dodged military service due to “bone spurs.”

That any sane person would utter such a heinous and despicable opinion defies any sense of common decency and re-spect for those who sacrificed so much.

Sadly, the real suckers and losers are

those misguided souls who continue to pander to this shallow, callous indi-vidual. He has played his own party, his cabinet and his fervent supporters as fools—disposable pawns in his abhor-rent, shameful game—and America as a whole is the real loser.

He owes us so much more than an apology.

—William Crutchfield, via email

TRANSPO, NOI write in opposition to the recent let-

ter supporting renewal of the Transpor-tation Fund. In my experience those in charge of planning, engineering and ex-ecuting transportation-related projects have shown a disregard for residential interests, questionable workmanship and poor follow through. We shouldn’t sup-port a Transportation Fund until the city can show us they are worthy.

—Boyd Collings, Bellingham

TRANSPO, GOFor 10 years, the Bellingham Transpor-

tation Fund has provided affordable and effective transportation solutions city-wide. Now, more than ever, it’s essential to fund crucial transportation projects—for the economy, for our community, for all of us. As a physician, I know that more mobility options for walking, biking and transit will reduce our carbon footprint and promote public health as it improves air quality and gets more people moving.

I know when I bike with my young chil-dren in separated bikeways to a local park, my family feels very safe doing so as do my neighbors regardless of their age or ability.

All people in all neighborhoods de-serve to get where they are going safely, whether you walk, bike, take the bus or drive. Please join me in voting Yes on Prop 2020-14 to renew the Bellingham Transportation Fund on Nov. 3.

Together, let’s keep Bellingham moving forward!

Hysh’que!—Dakotah Lane, MD, Lummi Tribal Member

THE SWEET SPOTPURE BLISS

Every year, Pure Bliss throws a massive fundraiser for Skookum Kids, the nonprofit that supports children in foster care. COVID-19 has not changed that, and this year’s event takes place Sept. 24 at their Cornwall Avenue sweet spot. Nab your favorite treats and know that 30 percent of the proceeds will help at-risk kids.

BUSINESSBRIEFS

09.23.20BY CAREY ROSS

RESTAURANT NEWSTINGA NO MORE

The only thing getting me through pandemic life was Eduardo Santos’ chicken tinga baby burritos and mulitas from his popup, Taqueria Los Santos, at the Cabin Tavern. His time at the Cabin will come to a close at the end of Sep-tember, and owner Christian Danielson is looking for another food purveyor to take Eduardo’s spot so that I can continue to eat my pandemic feelings.

CASCADE PIZZAFirst they nailed safe, friendly curb-

side pickup and now Cascade Pizza has scored its own fleet of delivery driv-ers (it might just be one driver—I’m not clear on the details) to bring their cheesy baked pies and pastas right to your front door. Bring me a bib and a pan of baked lasagna, please.

PARIS RESTAURANTFrance won’t have us, but Anacortes’

soon-to-be-open Paris Restaurant and Bar will take us on a journey until we can get there. The Commercial Avenue spot was originally slated for an August opening, but nothing happens on schedule in the time of COVID. They’re planning a Europe-an-inspired menu made from hyperlocal ingredients—and I’ve already got my eye all over their brunch shakshuka.

PARTY ON THE PATIOA number of bars and eateries continue

to expand outdoor seating. The Racket

rolled out a pretty snazzy outdoor setup that is just dying to have me spill a Blood of the Earth all over it. Meanwhile, Chuckanut Bay Distillery also boasts some swanky new al fresco seating and is welcoming patrons to its indoor tables as well. Going in a related but different direction is Taco Lobo, which has opened its indoor area to in-person dining again.

WINTER IS COMINGTHE STOKE IS REAL

After an abbreviated 2019-2020 season, Mt. Baker Ski Area is planning for all COVID-related contingencies for this winter. Far more exciting than the rules and regulations they’re putting in place are the season passes that just went on sale. As if on cue, WWS Boardsports (am I the only one who still calls the shop Windsports?) is also open and ready to outfit you, Board-works Tech Shop will join them Oct. 1, and Backcountry Essentials is ready to gear you up as well.

FEED THE NEEDWHATCOM HUMANE SOCIETY

Food banks aren’t just for people and the shelves of the Whatcom Humane Society’s pet food bank are running low. Drop an edible or cash donation at the Division Street shelter, Mud Bay, pet-Stop, or via Doorstep Pet Supply and help keep low-income critters fed and happy.

THEY’RE BAAAAACKPAY TO PLAY

The only vacation many of us can take right now is from parking fees, but on Oct. 1 our sweet ride is over. That’s when the City of Bellingham re-deploys its parking enforcement officers downtown, and yellow envelopes of doom will once again appear on windshields. Parking proceeds fund programs we love, so don’t be a scofflaw.

SEND YOUR LETTERS

Got something on your mind? Share how you feel. Send us letters and please keep them short and consise (300 words or fewer). Send to letters@cascadiaweekly.com

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FRIDAYThe U.S./Canada border will remain closed

amid the coronavirus pandemic. Canada’s min-ister of public safety says Ottawa will contin-ue to base decisions on the best public health advice available to keep Canadians safe. The border has been closed since March 21 in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19 be-tween the neighboring countries. This marks the sixth time the closure has been extend-ed. [CNN]

09.19.20

SATURDAYGov. Jay Inslee issues a statement on the

death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. “Justice Ginsburg leaves an enor-mous legacy of advancing women’s equality in American jurisprudence and upholding re-productive rights,” Inslee said. “She fought to preserve the Voting Rights Act and en-shrine equality under the law for the LGBTQ community on the Court. In a career as a litigator fighting for equal rights for women, she repeatedly overcame gender-based dis-crimination in the service of others facing oppression. She was a public servant who kept America true to its purpose.” [Office of the Governor]

09.22.20

TUESDAY The U.S. death toll from the coronavi-

rus tops 200,000, a figure unimaginable

eight months ago when the scourge first reached the world’s richest nation with its state-of-the-art laboratories, top-flight scientists and stockpiles of medicines and emergency supplies. “It is completely un-fathomable that we’ve reached this point,” said Jennifer Nuzzo, a Johns Hopkins Uni-versity public health researcher. The bleak milestone, by far the highest confirmed death toll from the virus in the world, was reported by Johns Hopkins, based on fig-ures supplied by state health authorities. [New York Times]

09.17.20

THURSDAYCalling the policy changes “a politically motivated attack” on the agen-

cy that could disrupt the 2020 election, a federal judge in Yakima grants a nationwide injunction to halt operational changes to the U.S. Postal Ser-vice. Washington led a coalition of 14 states over the proposed changes, which included scaling back operations in a manner that threatened the timely delivery of mail to millions of Americans. “This is a huge victory for our election system and Americans’ access to the ballot box,” Gov. Jay Inslee said. [AGO]

Washington’s Secretary of State files legal action to declare she is not required to accept electronic signatures on initiative petitions. The filing was made as a result of initiative sponsors asserting the Secretary of State is required to count electronic signatures when verifying and canvassing signatures on initiative petitions. There have been 67 initiatives to the Legislature proposed this year. [Secretary of State]

The state Recreation and Conservation Office approves an $18 million grant package for projects to protect and restore fish habitat. Skagit is one of three counties that netted more than $1 million from the Salmon Re-covery Funding Board in the annual grant package. The majority of the $1.1 million awarded in Skagit County will be invested in the Skagit River and its tributaries. [Skagit Valley Herald, Washington Salmon Recovery Office]

A grant of $620,000 will go to restore river and floodplain habitat in the North Fork Nooksack near Maple Falls by adding about 20 logjams. Logjams will help stabilize the river and form high-quality spawning and rearing habitat for threatened Chinook salmon and steelhead trout. This is one of 91 projects statewide funded by the Salmon Recovery Funding Board. [KGMI, Washington Salmon Recovery Office]

Whatcom Land Trust issues its business conservation leadership award to Alcoa Intalco Works. The award recognizes businesses whose collective investments benefit land conservation and stewardship. “For more than 50 years the actions of Intalco have made a positive impact to improve wildlife habitat, to inspire youth development, and to make community enhance-ments throughout our county, Land Trust Executive Director Gabe Epperson said. “While the plant’s curtailment leaves a big hole in our Whatcom family of businesses and nonprofit organizations that can’t be refilled, Alcoa’s de-cades of generosity will endure in the legacy of lands, wildlife, and people their gifts have made possible.” [WLT]

The

Week that WasBY TIM JOHNSON

SEPTEMBER17-22

LAST WEEK’S

NEWS

INVASIVE CRABS

There’s an invasive species in Washington this summer besides the Asian giant hornet, and this one threatens sea life. More than 50 European green crabs were captured in and around Drayton Harbor, according to biologists at the University of Washington’s Sea Grant marine research program. The Padilla Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in Skagit County was also placed on heightened alert after the discovery of dozens of invasive green crabs in Au-gust. The Skagit Valley Herald reports more of the nonnative species have been trapped a bit north of the same area and in Fidalgo Bay. The invasive crab can damage shellfish harvests and decimate seagrass beds.

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Bill Gates Sr., a lawyer and the father of Micro-soft’s co-founder, who stepped in when appeals for charity began to overwhelm his billionaire son and started what became the world’s largest philanthropy, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, died last week. He was 94.

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15Overall percentage of the international community that believes the United States has done a good job of handling the coronavirus outbreak, according to a survey

of public attitudes in 13 nations. Just 41 percent in the United Kingdom express a favorable opinion of the U.S., the lowest percentage ever registered in this annual

survey there. In Belgium—NATO headquarters—only 9 percent say they have confidence in the U.S. president to do the right thing in world affairs.

11 43Percent of Democrats who think fraud is a problem with voting by mail. Among Democrats who say they get their news from multiple sources, 67 percent say

fraud is not at all a problem in elections.

Percent of Republicans who identify fraud as a major problem with voting by mail. Among Republicans who say

right-wing media is their only source of news, 61 percent think fraud is a major

problem in elections.

39 55Percent of Democrats who say they’re

aware to some extent of QAnon conspiracy theories about expressed threats to the country. Among the Democrats aware of these theories,

fully 77 percent think QAnon is a “very bad” thing for the country. Another 13 percent say the organization is

somewhat of a bad thing.

Percent of Republicans who say they’re aware to some extent of QAnon conspiracy

theories. Among Republicans who have heard of QAnon, 41 percent say these

theories are a good thing for the country. Republicans who are aware of QAnon

express much greater uncertainty than Democrats about whether the president supports or encourages these theories.

BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF BELLINGHAM AND WHATCOM COUNTY52 WOMEN OF

WHATCOM COUNTY

BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF BELLINGHAM AND WHATCOM COUNTY52 WOMENDr. Kathi Hiyane-Brown has been the President of Whatcom Community College since 2007. Under her leadership the college rose to join the list of the top 150 community colleges nationally by the Aspen Institute’s ranking. WCC became the lead institution of Cyber-Watch West, one of only four National Science Foundation-funded centers in the nation dedicated to cybersecurity education; and is home to the Area Health Education Center for Western Washington, focusing on strengthening health care workforces in underserved communities. The college’s grant funding grew from $478,000 to $8.9 million to support the growth in pro-gram offerings to serve the community. Hiyane-Brown is a nationally recognized advocate for community colleges, orga-nizational development and leadership diversity. In addition to her duties as president of WCC, Hiyane-Brown conducts training on leadership and diversity in venues locally, nationally and internationally.

2020 marks the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage and the formation of the League of Women Voters. Every week in 2020, the LWV is proud to feature a woman who made a difference in What-com County through their accomplishments, active community involvement or inspiring representa-tion in different fields. Visit the LWV website to learn more www.lwvbellinghamwhatcom.org.

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Though WCC has grown rapidly, it has retained a commitment to personalize instruction and promotion of success for students of all ages.

CAPED CRUSADEROn Sept. 12, Bellingham Police respond-ed to a report of an assault in York neigh-borhood, when a man struck a resident there with a 2x4. The resident’s father was shot with a stun gun. The attacker fled. “Suspect is wearing a cone on his head and a yellowish cape,” the police scanner reported.

SWERVING TIME BEFORE SERVING TIMEOn Sept. 9, a Bellingham patrol officer was investigating a report of switched license plates on a car he saw that eve-ning in the parking lot of the Baymont Inn when a woman leaped into the car and fled the lot with no headlights and without regard for the officer who was attempting to stop her. She fled at a high rate of speed, reaching close to 90 mph on Meridian without headlights. She then ran multiple red lights and stop signs, all the while ignoring the officer’s lights and sirens. The 27-year-old finally came to a stop on Alabama Street and was taken into custody without further incident.

On Sept. 9, shortly after the woman fled from police, a second car came up behind pursuing officers at a very high rate of speed and attempted to lure them away. The driver, later identified as the woman’s boyfriend, actually passed officers involved in the pursuit in what clearly was an at-tempt to divert the officer’s attention from her car, Bellingham Police reported. While one set of officers pursued the woman, a second set of officers attempted to stop her boyfriend. The 32-year-old reached speeds in excess of 95 mph in a posted 25 mph zone on Cornwall Avenue. As he fled, the driver intentionally veered out of his lane of travel toward an oncoming police car, which had its overhead emergency lights on. The officer had to take evasive action to avoid being struck head-on. During the pursuit, he also tried to run an-other police car off the road, still at a high rate of speed. He fled on to the freeway, though at much slower speeds, as he had blown a tire when he failed to negotiate a corner, police reported. He was eventually stopped when all of his tires were deflated. The couple was booked into jail.

POLITICAL SPEECHOn Sept. 13, an Anacortes family called police to report that someone threw eggs at a political sign in their front yard. The eggs also hit their car, but did not cause any damage.

On Sept. 7, an Anacortes patrol officer investigated the theft of a political sign. The reporting party provided vehicle and license information about the suspected thief and later pulled over a car matching that description. He noticed a sign on the passenger’s seat of the car and the driver, a 27-year-old woman from Seattle, admit-ted that she took the sign and would have taken more, but they were secured to the ground. She was taken into custody and later released after officers took custo-dy of the stolen sign and returned it to its rightful owner. “It’s something that seems to be happening with increasing regularity: political signs going missing off lawns,” police admitted. “But here's a case where the thief got caught.”

On Sept. 3, a Sedro-Woolley Police officer lamented, “In today's climate, it seems like people are being very judgmental.“ While out on a call, officers spoke with a man who was doing being aggressive in a public park. “When we contacted him we had a fairly uneventful conversation, but things suddenly turned pretty ugly,” the officer said. “He assumed that we, as representatives of tyranny (his words, not ours), were going to deprive him of his freedom due to him being wanted by state authorities. He declared us as evil, we were called not-so-flattering names and told to cast down our badges and change our ways.” The man was eventu-ally taken into custody for preexisting warrants. “We do not take these accu-sations to heart,” the officer admitted, “but please consider supporting and ad-vocating for mental health and substance abuse funding in your local community.”

CRITTER CRIMESOn Sept. 9, the Anacortes Animal Control Officer noted there is a city ordinance barring roosters from within city limits. Someone contacted the ACO to make her aware of a noisy cockerel on Coralroot Place. “The rooster owner was given one week to find the bird a new home outside of city limits,” the ACO reported.

On Sept. 18, the Anacortes Animal Con-trol Officer was contacted to assist with an aggressive dog. A woman said a small, aggressive dog had entered her home through the doggy door and was now in the house. The ACO reviewed similar recent animal complaints and was able to locate the dog’s owner and return it to him. The dog owner said he was outside with the dog and did not realize that he ran off.

On Sept. 17, Blaine patrol officers not-ed a tiny Chihuahua in the roadway. Of-ficers caught the dog but were not able to locate an owner. Officers bundled the barking burrito into the custody to the Whatcom Humane Society.

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SOURCE: Information from Kathi’s administrative assistant Raffeka Kloke and and Hiyane-Brown

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ACROSS1 Maggie Gyllenhaal’s

brother5 Tallahassee’s st.8 Earthy yellow shade13 Fix text14 “___ Boot”15 Weasel out (on)16 “You’d think Band

A would hold up, but it’s flimsy. Band B wins”

19 Like some com-puter errors

20 Blood type for just over 6% of the U.S. pop.

21 They follow B22 Unable to work,

perhaps24 CPR pro26 Comp. storage sites27 Forever, it seems31 “Charter” tree

33 Diamond Head locale

35 “Band B wins, since Band A only has a tolerance for booze”

39 Wash against, as the shore

40 Cutesy-___41 Four Holy Roman

Emperors43 “Drop Band A on

Band B? Band B wins, no contest”

46 1920s design style47 Suffix for orange or

lemon48 Gaelic tongue49 “Ben-___” (movie

classic)51 Shaker ___, OH53 Furthest degree55 Fertile Crescent

locale57 Golfer Aoki59 Did some diamond

inspecting?64 “Band B wins,

because it’s pointy and doesn’t digest well”

67 Early actress Langtry

68 Dir. opp. WNW69 “Scientific Ameri-

can Frontiers” host Alan

70 Didn’t dine out71 “Slippery When

___” (Bon Jovi album)

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DOWN1 Constantly napping

member of The Wiggles

2 Song from Sarah McLachlan’s “Surfac-ing”

3 Highland Games garb4 “At Last” blues singer

___ James5 Prez on the dime6 Kitschy '70s plug-ins7 Part of AARP8 “___ the fields we

go ...”9 “Mad Money” net-

work10 Job search insider11 Spurred (on)12 Hull wreckers15 Stringy cleaner17 Footballer Manning18 “Isn’t that some-

thing?”23 ___ Lobos25 California/Nevada

attraction27 The whole thing28 Burrito add-on, for

short29 Fashionable sandal30 Drive-thru drink

with a plastic dome32 Villainous surname

in the Super Mario Bros. series

34 Request to the dealer

36 Manufacturer of electronics for kids

37 What automobile interiors may drown out

38 Geologic time periods

42 Sault ___ Marie Canals

44 Candle type45 He might heal your

hamster49 “Se ___ español”50 “___ wisely”52 Reptilian warning54 Clueless response56 Obesity drug

Orlistat, over the counter

58 Not too many60 Business degs.61 Stripper’s fixture62 “The Neverending

Story” author Michael63 Jimmy of meat

products65 Half of an eternal

balance

66 Movie studio filming site

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